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Tenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.10)
... heads of the accountability units: Recommendations of the Appointment Committee Consideration of accreditation proposals ... to determine and define the Fund’s risk appetite Appointment of experts of the independent Technical Advisory ...
Event > Board meeting 
United Kingdom pledges to double contribution to Green Climate Fund
... building activities (known as readiness support) helping 126 developing countries identify and address their most ...
Article > Press release United Kingdom 
Twenty-fourth meeting of the GCF Board (B.24)
The twenty-fourth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held in Songdo, Republic of Korea, from 12-14 November 2019.
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Twenty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.27)
... related to the Head of the Independent Evaluation Unit Appointment of the interim Head of the Independent Evaluation ... environmental and social safeguards system for the GCF Appointment of members of the independent Technical Advisory ...
Event > Board meeting 
Country programming support and sustainable tourism planning for Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde’s growing vulnerability towards environmental instabilities as well as its high level of poverty and dependence on fossil fuels present significant challenges within the country. The Government of Cabo Verde...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde
Accelerating the deployment of climate financing for early warning systems
... at UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), reminded participants that “the UN ...
Article > News update 
Supporting Yemen’s Low Emissions Development through the preparation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), while enhancing required capacities and project pipeline in support of reducing emission
The goal of the proposed project is to ensure enabling conditions for the Government of Yemen and its key actors to effectively implement its priority actions for reducing its GHG emissions in line with the Paris...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Yemen
Enhancing Angola’s Access to Climate Finance for Sustainable Transport and Sustainable Landscape (AFOLU) Sectors
Climate change poses a severe threat to Angola’s economy and its population. About 80% of the most frequent disasters recorded in Angola are directly associated with hydro-climatic events: water scarcity or excess....
Document > Approved readiness proposal Angola
Initial Resource Mobilisation
Overview
Following a rapid institutional start-up phase, the GCF’s Initial Resource Mobilisation (IRM) in 2014 quickly raised USD 9.3 billion in pledges. Of this, USD 9.3 billion was confirmed.
Amount announced...
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Themes & result areas
Themes
Our work aims to support paradigm shifts in both climate mitigation and climate adaptation efforts. GCF aims for a 50:50 balance between mitigation and adaptation investments over time...
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Readiness: GCF placements
GCF Liaison Officer scheme
We are excited to announce the launch of the GCF Liaison Officer scheme, a key initiative under the Readiness Strategy 2024-2027 designed to enhance effective engagement with the Green...
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GCF's first REDD+ results-based payment boosts financial incentive to protect forests
... Juan Chang said Brazil's project marks a major turning point in helping turn REDD+ from a topic of years of UNFCCC negotiations into payments for achievement of past ... to prevent illegal deforestation. REDD+ refers to the UNFCCC-based accounting and funding mechanism that supports ...
Article > Press release Brazil 
Climate costs will rise sharply if we miss 1.5 degree target, GCF conference hears
... and its National Designated Authorities, which act as focal points to communicate climate needs identified by developing ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund pledges ambitious response to IPCC alarm bell
... low-emission and climate-resilient pathways. NDAs, or focal points, represent developing country governments in their ...
Article > Press release 
Private sector key, say GCF Latin America Dialogue partners
... formal and informal discussions during the four-day event pointed to a shared view of the need to draw in the private ...
Article > Press release Colombia 
Focus on adaptation planning at COP 23, surge in requests for GCF support
... uncertainties of climate change should serve as an entry point for the use of risk sharing mechanisms and other ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). “We are dealing with uncertainty all the time in ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at a technical seminar about strengthening the quality ...
Article > Press release 
Germany, Incheon City raise awareness on climate conflict and cooperation at GCF Headquarters
... complex issues of climate change and, more importantly, to point them at existing solutions to the response to global ... the subjects of water, climate, land, forests and minerals. Visitors learn how environmental degradation and resource ...
Article > Press release Germany Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF disburses finance to support Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon
... Amazon as it is the planet’s lungs.” Mr. Paniagua also pointed out that the best way to prevent deforestation and ...
Article > Press release Peru 
Results needed to tackle forest roots of climate challenge
... efforts by National Designated Authorities and focal points in developing countries to engage with GCF in these ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board approves projects worth USD 250M and prepares for leadership transition
... in GCF funding. “The close of B.13 marks the half-way point for the GCF in 2016,” said Board Co-Chair Ewen ...
Article > Press release 
GCF speeds up funding process to help meet urgent need for climate action
... given the burgeoning demand for climate finance.” He pointed out the three agreements represent further progress ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Financing ambition and the future we want
... to revive economies, the world is at a major turning point, with either a rare opportunity for a global course ...
Article > Speech
Financing the future we want
... to revive economies, the world is at a major turning point, with either a rare opportunity for a global course ...
Article > Speech
National Adaptation Plan: Advancing risk-informed development and land-use planning in Tunisia
... implementation and produced a road map for the NAP. Entry points for integrating adaptation and which the project will ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia
Strengthening technical and institutional capacity of NDA and national stakeholders for climate finance and enhancing the Country Programming process in Guinea
... outcomes as follow : Outcome 1.1: Country NDAs or focal points and the network/ systems that enable them to fulfil ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guinea
Enhancing Lesotho’s private sector readiness for a clean energy transition
... engagement strategy will provide recommendations and action points that can guide Lesotho’s private sector to be ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho
Nauru Readiness II - Strengthening NDA capacities and DAE access
... is very limited in Nauru where the NDA and sector focal points identified difficulties and challenges in both ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nauru
Partnerships strengthened and mobilised for greater climate action
... dignitaries, GCF National Designated Authorities or Focal Points, Accredited Entities and Delivery Partners to ...
Article > News update 
GCF hosts first Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group meeting
... Indigenous People’s Advisory Group (IPAG) meeting on 26-28 September 2022. Organised by the GCF Secretariat ... decision-making were major areas of discussion. Key meeting points also included aligning on investment priorities and ...
Article > News update 
PSAA questionnaire
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). GCF works directly with countries that are affected ... a country's National Designated Authority (NDA) or Focal Point (FP) , which are government agencies tasked to liaise ...
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